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1971–72 Sheffield Shield season
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin
ChampionsWestern Australia (3rd title)
Participants5
Matches20
Most runsJohn Inverarity (Western Australia) (641)
Most wicketsAshley Mallett (South Australia) (45)

The 1971–72 Sheffield Shield season was the 70th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. Western Australia won the championship.[1] A new points system was introduced.[2]

Table

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost Batting points Bowling points Total Points
Western Australia 8 4 3 1 40 53 93
South Australia 8 4 1 3 40 52 92
New South Wales 8 2 3 3 20 48 68
Victoria 8 3 2 3 32 35 67
Queensland 8 1 3 4 12 27 39

Statistics

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Most Runs

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John Inverarity 641 [3]

Most Wickets

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Ashley Mallett 45 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records pages 133-137. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  2. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 1344-1345. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  3. ^ "Batting Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. ^ "Bowling Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo.


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